diff --git a/src/scss/phy/questions.scss b/src/scss/phy/questions.scss
index f61526ef0..3e4645efa 100644
--- a/src/scss/phy/questions.scss
+++ b/src/scss/phy/questions.scss
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
   font-weight: 400;
 }
 
-.content-chunk > .figure-panel {
-  // if a figure is in the top level of a content block, indent it. otherwise (i.e. when inside a layout component), leave it for that component to handle
+.content-chunk .content-chunk > .figure-panel {
+  // if a figure is in the top level of a content block that is not preamble, indent it. otherwise (i.e. when inside a layout component), leave it for that component to handle
   padding: 0 3rem;
 }